Application Folder Always Icon View

Somehow after the past update in Tiger, my applications folder will never show in the last view (list view) I had assigned. It always defaults back to Icon view. This is the same on another Intel iMac I have at work. What is going on? Fixing permissions does not seems to help.

that is odd. hopefully someone more mac savvy than myself will chime in and help you out. almost sounds like an app is to blame...installed any software recently on both?

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i follow the steps shown to install firefox on mac. Firefox is working well except every time when i lauch it, "Drag the Firefox Icon into the Applications folder" always pops up? Can you help me solve the problem?
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If there are problems with updating or with the permissions then easiest is to download the full version and trash the currently installed version to do a clean install of the new version.
Download a new copy of the Firefox program and save the disk image (dmg) file to the desktop
*Firefox 8.0.x: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
*Trash the current Firefox application to do a clean (re-)install
*Install the new version that you have downloaded
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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I recently upgraded to a MBP Retina running 10.8.3 Mountain Lion.
Deciding to re-install apps and cleanup old unused stuff, I didn't use the Migration Assistant.
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Ok - I may not have phrased my question correctly.
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hey, i've been experiencing the same problem... i really hope that there is a better answer than "get used to it" b/c, like you said, if i drag the icon to the desktop, and then back to the applications folder, the icon appears normal without the "no smoking sign" circle and slash. also, the icons are normal in the finder window, but have the circle and slash when i click on the applications folder/stack in my dock and it opens in grid mode (when set to "automatic). just wondering if you've had any luck finding out how to fix this problem...

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Thanks for the quick reply Kappy. Unfortunately the icon arrangement did not keep. I rebooted and the icons were out of tilt again. I immediately check the settings in the view options..."snap to grid" was still selected...
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Works fine for me. How are you setting the Hard Drive root folder to icon view? Open a window to the root of your hard drive. Switch to Icon View. Press Command-J to bring up the View Options window, then setup the view options how you want, and check the "Always Open In Icon View" check box. Now, whenever you navigate to that location, no matter what view style your window is currently in, it will switch to Icon View. If you navigate away or into a folder inside that window, it will switch back to the view style you were in before you navigated to the root of your hard drive.
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Yes, I have done everything as you've outlined. It has worked as it should for all other Finder/Sidebar folders - Documents, Downloads etc, whether permanently list view, icon view etc.
I also set up the Applications Folder the way I want it, tick the "Always open in icon view" box, then the next time I switch on the tick is gone and it's opened in list view. All other Sidebar folders are fine, and still have the box ticked.
It's just the Applications Folder - something seems to be wrong somewhere and it's not anything I've done, or not done as it works with the other folders.

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This happens because you do not have permission to modify the invisible file that stores the folder settings, and when you delete it, a new one is created that inherits the folder permissions.
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